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Whatever disappointment there was following a record breaking 2nd place in the EPL has been washed away by winning the Champions League. The overwhelmed looks of joy and release on the players and coaches alike said it all. What Klopp has done is nothing short of amazing given the rollercoaster of the FSG years up until his hire.

And as such, signing Klopp to a new deal is high on Liverpool's priorities these days. There's also talk of extensions for Origi and Milner. Origi is still only 24, so I would not be surprised if he turned down a deal in hopes of walking on a free next year to a side that would put him in the starting XI. There were rumblings that Milner might have wanted a return to Leeds if they were promoted, but not t'was not to be..

Major expiring contracts - Sturridge, Moreno, & Bogdan.

Likely on the way out - Clyne, Mingolet, Grujic

Cloudy futures - Harry Wilson had a super season at Derby and is attracting a lot of interest, will be some push and pull between Liverpool & his agents over a new deal/loan/transfer. Karius had a disastrous season in Turkey, so he's coming back with even less value than last summer. I don't think Lovren will be happy spending another year as a rotation option and have to think Klopp will let him explore the market. And then there's poor Adam Lallana, whose career has become a train wreck of injuries, and is heading into his last year; maybe a loan would serve all parties well.

Needs - A back up for Alisson. Cover at left and right full back. A 4th CB if Lovren leaves. A young attacker to mix in with Salah-Firmino-Mane. Maybe a young midfielder if the right player is available at the right price.

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Aside from the standard English clusterf^%*# of games around the holidays (4 in 12 days), that’s a remarkably balanced fixture list. Derbies and top-6 matchups are pretty well distributed. No complaints.

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A month and 5 days after the Champions League Final, the team had their first training session for the new season today. 16 players were involved, including first teamers Milner, Fabinho, Matip, and Gomez, guys returning from injury-plagued seasons like Lallana and Oxlade-Chamberlain, and many youngsters hoping to make an impression. New signing Sepp Van den Berg was also present.

Mane scored against Uganda to put Senegal into the quarterfinals of the African Cup of Nations, but Salah and Egypt are out after losing to South Africa. Naby Keita was already back in Liverpool after picking up an injury during the competition, but is expected to be cleared to train later this month.

Alisson and Firmino will get a 3 week break following tomorrow's Copa America final before joining back up with the squad.

Shaqiri picked up a calf injury in the Nations League game against England and will not be available immediately. Given that the entire front 3 will be recovering from international duty for a few weeks, there should be plenty of opportunities for Rhian Brewster and Ben Woodburn in the early friendlies coming up.

First friendly is Thursday 7/11 against Tranmere Rovers, followed by one on 7/14 vs. Bradford City. The first games against a "name" side will be 7/19 against Dortmund at Notre Dame Stadium followed by Sevilla on 7/21 at Fenway.

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Best chance to see the Reds in Boston... opportunity for photo with the Champions League Cup... LFC alums mingling with the fans... several mainstays may/will feature... early evening start will see things a little bit cooler by kickoff... YNWA!

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I tend to think we make too much of these situations when we ascribe intent to things in slow motion but my goodness that one was silly and obvious. You can’t even imagine a scenario where that was a reasonable challenge gone wrong, it’s just an assault

We all know that money drives the preseason tours, but I have to think that sooner rather than later one team, because of the risk of injuries and the interruption in training, will just scrap the whole thing and stay in Europe.

The problem - and this has been much discussed - is how to improve a team with no obvious weaknesses? Coming into this window there seemed to be obvious needs at LB cover, a versatile forward and a Mignolet replacement if he forced a move.

Now it’s looking liking Mignolet will stay .. Klopp seems to really like Brewster and doesn’t want to import any roadblocks to his development. So that leaves LB cover .. I can’t see them spending 40m+ on a backup LB .. there was a rumour today they may be interested in Dani Alves .. which makes a lot of sense (despite his wage demands, he’d still arrive on a free)

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and another absolutely crap performance. TAA has been downright horrid this preseason, and without the pressure from the forwards the defense has been exposed

yes, I know they re friendlies. but look a the way they played last year and the confidence they built versus the trash they've put up this year...they were lucky last year to get to 97 points. unless winning the league is not a goal, I don't see how you don't try to improve the team

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and another absolutely crap performance. TAA has been downright horrid this preseason, and without the pressure from the forwards the defense has been exposed

yes, I know they re friendlies. but look a the way they played last year and the confidence they built versus the trash they've put up this year...they were lucky last year to get to 97 points. unless winning the league is not a goal, I don't see how you don't try to improve the team

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Much better showing today against Lyon (3-1).. goals from Firmino, an own goal and a long range stunner from Harry Wilson .. everybody got a runout .. and just about everybody impressed.

So Liverpool/Klopp seem to have a couple of decisions to make concerning Harry Wilson and Ryan Kent.

Klopp indicated no more loans for Ryan Kent .. so they’ll probably sell him (He’d love to go back to Rangers but it’s unlikely they can afford him).

Wilson has looked pretty good in preseason and may stick around .. Klopp indicated on the weekend they’d only loan him to another Premier League club (does that rule out a Budesliga or Seria A, La Liga loan)?

Another intriguing acquisition is Harvey Elliot .. he was really good today in a brief cameo .. at one point trying to dribble past the entire Lyon team in the box.

Play time’s now over .. with the sort-of friendly Community Shield on Sunday and the opener Friday week against Norwich.

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Firmino looking ferocious, Salah feisty through wasteful, and the midfield....has anyone seen the midfield? Really hoping Keita steps up this season and provides the attacking thrust he had at Red Bull.

That said, City are amazing. I don’t see how this squad loses the league this year. Considering KDB put in all of 11 EPL matches last season and City still hit 98 points, I don’t see how they finish with less than 90 and won’t push for 100.

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